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Yangasa 900am, July 27th 
Dear J. Ed 
God damn it! Awoke this morning to a bright sunny day but with a good 
head wind [[underlined]] straight from Mothe [[/underlined]]! The Captain 
reckoned we had better wait so we packed up & cooled our heels. Willy 
wrote in his diary & I read. Coming out of the shelter 1 hour later I was 
astounded to see the boat tied to a tree & and half out of water. The 
Captain had said we might get away about noon (if the wind shifted) & 
here she was high & dry - with high tide at 700! "What the devil?" said I. 
"He wants to fix a hole" said Willy - there was no hole that needed 
immediate fixing 
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so I proceeded to raise a little hell! We tried to shift the canoe but with a 
falling tide it was too late. With Willys help I cussed the captain - and 
Willy and I "now sulk in our tent". The Captain had no right to beach the 
canoe without orders. Anyway the wind still blows from Mothe so I might 
as well [[underline]] take it easy! [[/underline]] 
See you later - 
Harry 
PS 
I'll make him sail by moonlight if only we get a fair wind - where are the 
trades that are supposed to flow? With a stiff trade wind we could make 
Mothe in 2 hours! - No work to do, Ed, damn it! I collected lots of land 
shells, a full tube of spiders & 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1 934 - VOL. 2 
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